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Sunday, November 25, 2012

post Thanksgiving Thanksgiving post (CAS(E), PC)

You might have heard me say that since Germany doesn't recognize Thanksgiving, we have our own Turkey Day. Usually on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Yes, that means today. And usually inviting either Americans, or Germans who have lived in the US - figure they appreciate the whole celebration a bit more.

Note: Not to mislead you. Germans totally appreciate a yummy meal. Even my godson, who now over 20, still loves to come for Turkey Day. And especially the sweet potatoes. This, a kid who when he was little, would not eat anything green (as in, vegetable). Once when we were babysitting him he projectiled his baby food spinach across our living room!

This year we are 14 people. We have an open kitchen/dining area and although dinner is buffet style, I usually make placecards. (Because I like to pre-arrange the seating but mostly cuz it's an excuse to make something creative!)

So I challenged myself - as if in addition to a turkey and ham and all the other sides given the small ovens we have over here I needed another challenge (breathe, Maria) - to play some challenges with my placecards. My XXS placecards, I should say. Warning: went a bit non-traditional with my colors this year.

I did use Thanksgiving inchie stamps! Just changed up the colors a bit. Motivated by my choice of table decorations.

This was a "morning of" photo. If I remember to take a shot of the set table I'll post it later...

Paper Crafts Connection - November gallery challenge to use decorative tape. I'd intended to stamp the strip behind the focal image, but then remembered my red/white striped washi. And the whole time I was struggling with how I was going to hang them on the wine glasses... Duh! Use washi tape and stick'em on the water glasses. There are still a couple under-agers and they don't get wine glasses anyhow. And it fits my non-traditional take on Turkey Day this year too!

You are so creative. I love your little shrinky-dinked alphabet name cards and choice of nontraditional colors!!

I also loved that you shared with me what happened to your sweet potatoes! I thought everyone would have at least a "minor" incident to share, but you and I so far are the only ones to have that extra dramatic flourish to our Turkey Days!!